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Casa Velas, Puerto Vallarta is one of kind !!! If you love to be pampered, the service is spectacular. The ambiance, the environment, the suite, the food, the SPA, the treatments, the attention ... all are unparalleled! We had a wonderful experience, I never enjoyed a pool, other guest encounters or sleeping in the most comfortable bed ever, like I did in Casa Velas! I cannot say enough about it and I would love to be able to return every year for a week of R & R. Thanks to the staff: Francisco, Vanessa, Mario, Carlos, Miguel, Oscar, Emma, Daniel, Erika, Vicki and so many others who gave us a week of excellent service with great big smiles! Hope to see you all very soon!

Stayed July 2014, traveled with friends

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casavelasmanagement, General Manager at Casa Velas, responded to this review,
September 5, 2014

Thank you very much Marina for such a glowing and animated review. The many staff members that you so kindly mention will be very proud and highly motivated when they see their names on-line for having been recognized by you in such a marvelous tone. I too am also very pleased that in every aspect we could not only meet, but eclipse your expectations leaving you with a wonderful vacation experience to remember. We too Marina would love to have you return each year to enjoy your well deserved pampering with “unparalleled attention” and I am sure that the same smiling faces will be there to greet you and take care of you and your friends again. In the meantime we wish you a very nice fall season and our best wishes go out to you in beautiful Miami, Florida. Take care.

We just came back from a weekend stay at Casa Velas. It was a great place to stay;however, I think after reading all the 4-5 star reviews, my expectations were high and unfortunately not met. Upon our arrival, we were greeted very warmly but were not asked if we were celebrating anything special or why we were there like I read was asked to other visitors in reviews. We were actually there to celebrate our two year wedding anniversary as well as celebrating the upcoming arrival of our first baby. It wasn't a big deal but just thought they might ask the purpose of our visit. The resort is small and very quiet which made for a very relaxing stay. Our room was amazing and the plunge pool on the balcony made it an even more enjoyable experience as we were able to just get in for a quick dip instead of going down to the pool. Our only complaint about the room was that the wifi was pretty slow and we had to reconnect several times. The restaurant was okay but ate our dinners in the city since the dress code for men is dress casual (pants only) which my husband didn't really want to do because of the heat. Other than the pool, there really isn't that much to do at the resort. We've stayed at an all inclusive before, and that resort had a game room, place to watch movies, and different actives going on throughout the day; however, that resort was much bigger and i think geared to a more active crowd. All in all this was an enjoyable stay but may consider other resorts the next time we visit.

Stayed July 2014, traveled as a couple

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casavelasmanagement, General Manager at Casa Velas, responded to this review,
July 12, 2014

Dear Guest,

Thank you for sharing your vacation experience in Tripadvisor, I would like to offer you the most sincere apology for the miss lack of follow up during your stay usually we have all of our celebrations noted ahead of time. In this cased we should've ask you directly as a part of our personalized service. As for our dress code in Emiliano is a casual formal dress code in the evenings only as a four diamond restaurant we must fallow certain regulations, therefore we offer our Beach club and steakhouse free of regulations during the week. I invite you to reconsider your visit to Casa Velas all Adults Boutique Hotel and I can assure you we will make up and follow up in all your minor details.

For our anniversary we always try to pick a new and high quality place to visit. This year it was Casa Velas. This was a very nice, relaxing and beautiful resort! I have always been leary of "all inclusives" in the past and found that most were geared toward providing the least expensive way to heard a bunch of people through. This was clearly not the case at Casa Velas! The staff were all very friendly and knew our names on the first night. The food in the on site restaurant was as fine as any we have had any where in Vallarta and we go there often (twice a month). The rooms are nicely appointed and clean. The grounds are perfectly groomed. I generally avoid public pools but theirs was sparkling clean and the hotel policy of no children made taking a dip a delight. Nice swim-up bar and top shelf liquor was unexpected. This place is geared toward couples. We love children but in all honesty, this policy was the deciding factor (along with excellent reviews) for choosing Casa Velas. I think we are going to become "regulars".

Stayed July 2014, traveled as a couple

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casavelasmanagement, General Manager at Casa Velas, responded to this review,
September 8, 2014

It pleases me greatly Mr. Clifford to know that we will be having the pleasure of hosting you more often whenever the need for luxury and relaxing presents itself. And now you have found that there really is a superior level to the all inclusive concept that encompasses all facets of an upscale vacation. I appreciate your fine words on our culinary options. The creativity and fresh ingredients that my chef puts into his dishes reflect the satisfaction of our guests. The “top shelf” liquors as well as the luxury details of our suites and pool maintenance all combined in prompting you to want to return with full confidence that you will be surrounded with the finer things in life. Mr. Clifford, thank you for having researched the reviews and in coming to a very successful decision and all the best to you and yours in beautiful Rincon de Guayabitos, Nayarit. Hasta pronto señor.

We stayed at the adults only facility (based on all of the amazing reviews) and it was a complete disaster from check in to check out...I don't even know where to begin.

The check in desk was clueless - it took over an hour to register. The resort lobby was nice, but the rooms were run down. There was mold in my bathroom, missing tiles, water stains on the ceiling, a broken refrigerator - the list just goes on and on. The swimming pool was 86 degrees, not very refreshing when it's 90 degrees out. The swimming pool closed at 6pm for a private event. The only restaurant on site (the rest are at the other property where you have to take a bus or walk 10 minutes) was also closed for the private event. The private event, which happened to be a wedding hosted by the hotel owner, went until 2am. The music was so loud that several guest were in the lobby complaining when I went there at 1:30am. The breakfast buffet was terrible - dirty silverware, bugs in the food, no table service for coffee. Just everything about this place was a disaster, so we left 2 days early (and we were only there for 3 days). I'm just bewildered by the other reviews.

Stayed June 2014, traveled as a couple

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casavelasmanagement, Manager at Casa Velas, responded to this review,
July 4, 2014

Dear Guest,

I personally thank you for bringing to my attention your feelings on your recent stay with us. I also wish to apologize for the events that you encountered during that time, where as you say there was mix of factors affecting the tranquility and happiness of the holiday. I am sure that you were hoping for much more, especially based on the many positive reviews that you read beforehand. In my experience I certainly know how first impressions really serve to pave the way to a stress free and successful vacation. Unfortunately the confusion that you witnessed at your arrival was due to various guests arriving at the same time. That, combined with the fact that your first suite had two double beds instead of a king size, I can sympathize your negativity. I always wish for that first impression to go smooth and to the great liking of every client. As you mentioned, the owner of the corporation was with us for a wedding, but it must be pointed out that our main restaurant Emilianos was always open for your enjoyment, as well as that of all of our individual guests that resided with us during your stay. The evening cocktail party was only centered on the area of the pool. These events, along with your unmet expectations and the thunderstorm that went on for most of the evening and morning combined to make the “perfect storm” so to speak. All making your stay less than desirable and for that I sincerely apologize. As you mention your “bewilderment by the good reviews”, I can now certainly see your point of view in this special case. If you would be so kind as to give me the opportunity to apologize in person I would be most humbled and grateful at the same time. Again, please receive the utmost apology from the owner and from all the 3,000 employees of the corporation.

We had an amazing time a Casa Velas. The facility was first class with beautiful grounds, great food, comfortable rooms and attentive employees. This was our first All-Inclusive resort and we were really able to relax and enjoy our vacation. We attended the Chef's dinner one night and that was a treat. We even tried to learn some Latin dance moves at the class that was offered. We took a few side trips but found out the pool area was just the place we wanted to be, with drinks and food at our fingertips. Highly recommend for a stress-free, relaxing, quiet, lovely vacation.

Room Tip: We stayed in Room 503, very nice.

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Stayed June 2014, traveled as a couple

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casavelasmanagement, General Manager at Casa Velas, responded to this review,
September 8, 2014

Thank you very much Dorothy for your splendid comments on your relaxing and memorable vacation with us. As a refined boutique resort you will find some divine events within the resort that are very interesting and enjoyable for our astute clientele. The Chef´s Dinner and Latin Dancing are just two of the activities that we like to provide for our guests and now we also provide a Tequila course complete with tasting so that our guests can become very knowledgeable in future tequila conversations and get togethers. But overall, as you mentioned the atmosphere really lends itself to a relaxing and stress-free tone where you will have 130 dedicated staff to take care of your comfort and pleasure. Dorothy, as a team it pleases us immensely that you are still reminiscing on your June stay with us and I hope that you will find the opportunity to return soon and enjoy all the pampering that you experienced on this trip. Thank you again and we send our best to you in beautiful San Diego, California. Take care.

Now for the review. Casa Velas is a somewhat quaint, romantic, excellently maintained boutique resort. This is currently the off season in Puerto Vallarta so there weren't very many people pool side at any given time during our stay. That allowed the drinks and snacks to continously flow. If I had one issue, it would be the lack of consistency with the drink "making". Benny, who worked at the evening bar was easily the best. I'm not a foodie, so I really can't speak on the food other than I never skipped a meal. Hard to beat fresh salsa and guacomole!The room overlooked the golf course and was nicely apportioned. Even though I didn't get in the mini-jacuzzi on the balcony, my wife throughly enjoyed it.The staff was amazing at every turn. From explaining futbol to me to having a double shot of tequila waiting for me as I turned the corner. (Benny heard me coming).Overall I would give my experience a "9". The only reason it gets a nine is because of the beach at the sister property. All I will say is that it was not the color sand I was looking for and there were rocks in the surf as you ventured into the water. From what I heard, there are better beaches in the area.

Stayed June 2014, traveled as a couple

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casavelasmanagement, General Manager at Casa Velas, responded to this review,
September 23, 2014

Thank you for taking the time to share your kind comments on your June stay with us. I hope that you found the relaxation and quality that our distinguished clientele looks for when reserving with us. I am glad that Benny was there to make your favorite drinks and that the guacamole was to your great satisfaction and to be considered as a quaint and romantic hotel is very nice. And we do go to great lengths to keep the facility in top condition for our guests. It would be our great honor to host you and your wife again in order to create that tranquil and luxurious feeling that you came for. On behalf of all the staff I wish you all the best this summer in beautiful Los Angeles, California. Take care.

My husband and I just returned from a 5 night stay at Casa Velas and it was such a wonderful trip! The staff is even more fantastic than previous reviews stated. I am already missing the fresh guacamole and chips as well as the 24 hour room service. We did not have a bad meal anywhere at this resort. We enjoyed the beach club and had lunch there everyday listening to the peaceful waves crashing. The menu itself was not our favorite (didn't enjoy the marinated crab sandwich or the blue shrimp burger and the shrimp fried rice was just okay overall although the shrimp were delicious) but we had fish tacos and shrimp tacos not on the menu that were absolutely fabulous! We also had dinner there one night and that was amazing as well. We had the coconut shrimp for an appetizer and couldn't decide between 2 entrees so the waiter gave us a half order of each. We also loved the dinner we had at Emiliano's, crab cakes for appetizer and a mahi mahi special for an entree and the cheesecake for dessert. Both of us ate every single bite and my husband is usually very picky.

One of our absolute favorite experiences was the chefs dinner. The welcome drink and wine pairings were fantastic as well as every bite of food. After dinner we had drinks at the lobby bar with 2 of the other couples staying there and our only regret was that we didn't meet them prior to our last night.

We also had dinner at the Velas Vallarta steakhouse. The meal and service were very good there but we were more than ready to return to the always peaceful and relaxing Casa Velas.

We asked many questions and were always given good answers from all the staff in the lobby and getting a taxi was extremely quick and efficient. Rangel did a great job of letting us know what to expect, including how many pesos each cab ride would cost us ahead of time.

If u are looking for complete relaxation and having every wish granted then this is the resort for you!

As soon as I am prepared to leave our kids at home again, we will be back!

Stayed June 2014, traveled as a couple

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casavelasmanagement, Manager at Casa Velas, responded to this review,
September 16, 2014

RESPUESTA: Tracey Anne, I am overjoyed that we were able to eclipse your expectations as well as your husband´s “picky” appetite. As you now know, being a boutique hotel gives us the opportunity to personally dialogue with each guest in order to provide their preferred dishes in the way that you like. And for my chefs to customize plates for you really was not asking too much. It is our great pleasure that you permit us the opportunity to be even more creative. And that personalized service extends to the Chef´s Dinner where you were able to enjoy his culinary demonstrations in the good company of others. I am glad that you were able to dine in our sister resort Velas Vallarta. It is distinctly different than Casa Velas based on its sheer size and family orientated theme, but the consistency in quality is always provided. We are honored that you are preparing to make plans to return for a vacation of “complete relaxation” when the opportunity permits and you can be sure that Rangel will be there with his smile and professional service, ready to take care of your comfort and personal delights. Thank you for your wonderful comments and all the best to you and your family in Waukee, Iowa. Take care.

Imagine the perfect resort retreat in the Mexican Pacific Riviera, where luxury and romanticism combine in perfect harmony. Resembling a private estate, Casa Velas offers Condé Nast and AAA award-winning service in a casually elegant and intimate boutique atmosphere in Puerto Vallarta. This boutique hotel enjoys a garden setting surrounded by the Marina Vallarta Golf Course. A beachside experience waits just three minutes away at your private Ocean Club, with stunning sunsets and memorable dining. Unlimited transport is available day and night to whisk you to the golden shores of the Mexican Pacific. The Ocean Club is a place of supreme peace and tranquility for enjoying an infinity pool, jacuzzi and terrace with impressive ocean views. Our luxurious getaway invites you to enjoy the comforting sounds and vibrant colors of the tropics as you discover the true meaning of relaxation and luxury at an all-inclusive Puerto Vallarta resort paradise. Recently chosen as one of the Top 10 hotels in Mexico and the Caribbean in three categories - Luxury, Relaxation/Spa and Hotel for Romance - by TripAdvisor®, Casa Velas is an enchanting destination where simple pleasures rejuvenate your mind, body and soul....more less

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